Gamecheck is an effective iGaming tool that offers security and fair play to all stakeholders in the iGaming industry: be they players, online casinos, or game providers. This blog post explores how Gamecheck works and highlights its key benefits for these stakeholders.
The exponential growth experienced in the iGaming sector in recent years, has been enhanced by the current advances in the technological sector, increased internet access and the spread of mobile devices.
Accessibility to online casinos, sportsbooks, and other digital platforms has widened the choices and horizon of games, alongside accelerated innovation in the betting options sectors.
Fake games offered by shady, fraudulent operators, have nevertheless created new risks and challenges.
Regulatory frameworks and mechanisms have been established and instituted in various countries, to effectively counter such emergent issues while creating a safe and fair gaming environment. Regulatory bodies such as the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) and the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority (GRA) require online casinos to operate with approved gaming software.
Well-regulated markets are necessary to maintain player protection, and it is essential for operators to fully comply with the highest security and fairness standards.
Gamecheck is a simple, easy to use tool that can guarantee fair play for all, as the utility of Gamecheck extends to players, online casinos, and game providers. It’s a free service which in the long run could save you a fortune!
Through a well-maintained database and intuitive interface, Gamecheck enables its users to check whether an online casino or game provider operates legitimately, and whether the games on offer are real or fake.
In such a way, Gamecheck helps to expose fake games, and by doing so, it also safeguards the reputation of genuine online casinos and game providers.
Many players unknowingly access rogue casinos where game mechanics are manipulated to favour the house. Gamecheck effectively eliminates the risks involved in fake games by allowing players to verify whether an online casinos operates with legitimate software, thus allowing them to make informed choices.
"It is our mission to help players know when they are playing on sites that can not be trusted."
Our team of industry experts is dedicated to safeguarding players and online gaming providers by verifying the authenticity of games. What Gamecheck does is assure players that they are playing with real games.
With Gamecheck we have created a One Stop Shop for players to check multiple game suppliers through one URL lookup.
The information we gather and combine on various rogue online casinos gives us a comprehensive overview of the sites that are offering fake games. Where we find a site offering fake games from one game supplier, there is a strong probability that they will be offering fake content from other providers too. This shared overview helps us direct our verification investigations in a more targeted manner, benefitting those operators who are offering the real deal.
Sites that offer fake games often do not hold licences to offer games into the markets that they are offering into or they are targeting markets where online gaming is illegal. Most of these fake sites do not have any regard to the risks of gambling-related harm and usually do not pay out any winnings. These types of fake operators can cause considerable damage to the industry’s reputation and undermine the efforts that regulated operators are putting into creating a trusted and safer gambling environment.
We wanted to provide a tool which exposes the fakes. For this reason Gamecheck is always looking at new ways to collaborate with legitimate game providers to ensure their titles are not being copied by fraudulent operators.
This safeguards the reputation of genuine game providers and also protects players, fostering a more trustworthy gaming environment.
Our verification process follows a structured, multi-step approach that includes tracking game launch URLs, and liaising with game providers to confirm that our findings are accurate before we publish the results.
Those players who suspect that they are playing fake games can submit a verification request through Gamecheck’s verification portal.
Players can also report a suspicious casino via the Gamecheck website or social media DMs.
The platform then initiates an investigation, gathering data and evidence to confirm the legitimacy of the games in question. Once the verification process is complete, players receive real-time updates on the online casino in question, indicating whether the games on offer are genuine or fake.
Step 1
Gamecheck carries out an initial screening and data is collected from multiple sources, including player reports, and independent audits
Step 2
A more in-depth technical analysis is conducted. Our team investigates game behaviour, and software authenticity
Step 3
Our findings are shared with game providers to validate or dispute flagged cases
Step 4
The online casino or game is categorised as either "Real" or "Fake”
Fair gaming is essential for the credibility of the iGaming industry.
To ensure ongoing player protection, Gamecheck conducts regular, random tests on casinos every month. Gamecheck’s global team of investigators monitors online casinos regularly, tracks these fake networks, and publicly exposes dishonest operators.
Transparency is maintained through the publication of reports detailing verified and fake casinos, that include case studies and breakdowns of previous investigations to demonstrate our rigorous process. Gamecheck’s findings are shared with the game providers concerned who validate or dispute such findings, and the casino is either flagged or cleared. These results are then published on the casino’s Gamecheck profile for transparency, allowing players to make more informed decisions.
Any casino flagged for fake games is publicly exposed on our platform, helping game providers save significant legal costs while also deterring rogue operators.
Finally, status updates are provided on Gamecheck’s platform and social media. The Gamecheck team also follows up through direct communication with players on flagged cases and will keep its users updated via weekly Instagram Stories and LinkedIn posts with investigation updates.
The presence of fake games poses a significant risk to players, online casinos and game developers.
Gamecheck provides a solution.
Gamecheck’s mission is to protect players from fake games, build trust between players and legitimate game providers, and safeguard the reputation of genuine online casinos. Without proper monitoring and detection rogue casinos and their fake games would continue to thrive.
Gamecheck is actively working to change that by identifying and exposing these fraudulent operators, restoring trust, and ensuring a fair gaming environment.
In its ongoing mission to combat fake games, Gamecheck is set to launch the Gamecheck Seal - a blockchain-integrated verification tool that enables players to instantly verify a casino’s legitimacy.
While some game providers such as PG Soft, have already introduced their own verification tools, Gamecheck’s Seal takes it a step further with real-time scannable verification.
If players are in doubt, they can check with Gamecheck to see if they have found fakes before they play. Gamecheck’s services have been designed to give players the peace of mind they deserve, and provide a free and easy-to-use search tool that allows them to verify a casino and its games before they play.
By leveraging Gamecheck’s resources, players can ensure a safe and fair gaming experience, and game providers can work towards eliminating fake games.
Gamecheck aims to establish itself as THE place to go to verify whether an online casino’s games are real or fake.
Our goal is to expand our services globally, and set the industry benchmark for fair play.
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Gamecheck is the best guarantee of peace of mind for all players by offering reassurance that they are engaging with the trade by way of legitimate casinos and fair games. Online casinos, should look at this stabilising factor as a credibility-enhancing and transparency commitment showcase.
On the other hand, this will prove to be a game-changer for game developers by providing them with an essential tool that guarantees their work's integrity as well as helping them step up the ongoing combat against fake games.
The more sophisticated and technologically advanced the tactics of cybercriminals become, the more that using Gamecheck to safeguard safe play becomes a must. The sustained and inevitable growth and expansion of the iGaming sector will help Gamecheck move from a strongly recommended measure to an indispensable tool that can guarantee fair play for all.
